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SUMMER

Japan Times
SUMO
May 23, 2022
Terunofuji breathes sigh of relief after claiming seventh Emperor's Cup
Terunofuji expressed relief Monday after claiming his seventh Emperor's Cup at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports / Summer Basho
May 22, 2022
Terunofuji completes Summer Basho rebound for seventh title
The Mongolian-born yokozuna closed out the 15-day competition at Ryogoku Kokugikan on a seven-match unbeaten streak to finish with a 12-3 record, one win ahead of the pack.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 21, 2022
Terunofuji and Takanosho stay deadlocked heading into final day of summer tourney
Mongolian-born Terunofuji overpowered ozeki Shodai shortly after Takanosho ensured his place atop the leaderboard by beating No. 2 Kiribayama on Day 14 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.
Japan Times
SUMO
May 21, 2022
Title-chasing Ura forced to pull out of sumo tourney with ankle injury
This marks the 13th time Ura, who has been plagued by injuries throughout his career, has pulled out of a meet.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 20, 2022
Takanosho falls into tie with Terunofuji and Sadanoumi for lead at Summer Basho
Former sekiwake Takanosho (10-3) never looked convincing against sekiwake Wakatakakage (7-6).
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 19, 2022
Takanosho survives to remain in first place at Summer Grand Sumo Tournament
Three wrestlers, including yokozuna Terunofuji, remain one win back with three days remaining at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 18, 2022
Takanosho takes sole lead as Terunofuji maintains pursuit
The No. 4 maegashira improved to 9-2 on Day 11 at Ryogoku Kokugikan after the joint overnight leader, No. 15 Ichiyamamoto, dropped to 8-3 with a loss to No. 8 Shimanoumi.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
May 18, 2022
Frenzied Summer Basho offering little clarity on sumo's future
After 10 days, virtually every pre-basho prediction made by columnists, experts and insiders about what might transpire in the May meet has gone up in flames.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 17, 2022
Terunofuji stays in hunt as Takanosho and Ichiyamamoto lead
The yokozuna, returning after injuries forced him to pull out early from the spring meet in March, still has the Emperor's Cup in sight as he joins four other rank-and-filers at 7-3.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 16, 2022
Terunofuji beats Tobizaru to remain one back
Sumo's lone yokozuna, Terunofuji, kept pace with the lead pack at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament by overpowering rank-and-file opponent Tobizaru on Monday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 15, 2022
Terunofuji suffers third defeat as five wrestlers share lead
The yokozuna, who pulled out of March's Spring tourney with knee and heel injuries, has often looked less than match fit in his comeback, and was stunned by Takanosho's sharp opening drive.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 14, 2022
Terunofuji sits one win off lead after bouncing back against Endo
The sole overnight leader, Bulgarian No. 11 Aoiyama, took his first loss via push out against No. 12 Sadanoumi, leaving the two rank-and-file wrestlers tied atop the leaderboard at 6-1.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 13, 2022
Aoiyama grabs sole lead at Summer Basho as Terunofuji falls further behind
Aoiyama showed the gulf in experience between him and No. 15 Ichiyamamoto (5-1) in a clash between the only unbeaten makuuchi-division wrestlers.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 12, 2022
Yokozuna Terunofuji beats Hokutofuji to keep leaders in sight
Yokozuna Terunofuji earned his fourth straight victory Thursday to stay one win back of the two rank-and-file leaders after five days of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 11, 2022
Terunofuji hands rising star Kotonowaka first loss on Day 4
The No. 2 maegashira came into the final bout of Day 4 at Ryogoku Kokugikan having defeated all three ozeki, but he met his match against a grand champion whose fitness has been in doubt.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
May 11, 2022
Kotonowaka impresses as top-rankers stumble early at Summer Basho
The early story of the unpredictable Summer Basho is Kotonowaka, who opened the tournament with three straight wins over ozeki opponents.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 10, 2022
Kotonowaka beats third straight ozeki to retain Summer Basho lead
Kotonowaka, who beat Takakeisho and Shodai to open the meet, has no losses so far alongside four other rank-and-filers as high-ranked wrestlers continue to falter at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 9, 2022
Terunofuji bounces back on Day 2 of Summer Grand Sumo Tournament
Terunofuji's win might not dispel doubts about the injury-hit yokozuna's health.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 8, 2022
Daieisho upsets Terunofuji in opening-day return from injury
The komusubi was strong off the mark and had all the momentum as he pushed out the six-time Emperor's Cup winner, who faces questions about his health after showing little resistance.
Japan Times
SUMO
May 6, 2022
Element of surprise set to add more flavor to May Grand Sumo Tournament
A reduction in the amount of detailed reports emanating from sumo ensures the surprise factor from tournament to tournament remains high.
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The National Diet building in Tokyo
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Traders spooked by intervention risk trim record yen shorts
Traders edged back from record bets on yen weakness this past week, in a period that included a likely bout of intervention by Japan to prop up the currency.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
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